Thread: 12-15 Net Carbs or 2 cups of Lettuce/1 cup of veggies... confused
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Old April 30th, 2009, 06:43 PM
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Default Re: 12-15 Net Carbs or 2 cups of Lettuce/1 cup of veggies... confused
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Hi Grego,

I've always wondered about the same thing about using a cup which is why I always weight my veggies and salad and calculate the carbs that way rather. Here in the UK most food has nutritional info on the packaging so it's easy to work out.

Could someone clarify the following. If I had 2 cups of salad and 1 cup of green veggies my carbs would be less than 5g per day and about 1%. As I understood it carbs should be no more than 20g (on induction) and 5% i.e the magic 65/30/5. The book says both 2-3 cups and 20g. So which are we aiming for, because using my measuring cups 2-3 cups doesn't come anywhere near 20g?

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